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Happy reading!
:15 for 25 sounds better!
15 at :15?
Anyone up for a sprint?
Oh well... maybe tomorrow?
Hmmm 15 at :35? And then I should probably sleep
Hehe awesome. I got 10 pages
15 for 15? Just seeing this
if you're up for it, I am. What time? How long?
Author Alphabet Reading Challenge6/23/17-??
(24/26)
A Ann Moore Gracelin O'Malley 9/26/17
B Bryan Post The Great Behavior Breakdown 8/19/17
C Camilla Lackberg The Hidden Child7/28/17
D Dunant, Sarah In the Name of the Family 8/10/17
E Ella March Chase Three Maids for a Crown 6/27/17
F Farquhar, Michael Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia 7/25/17
G Grissom, Kathleen Glory over Everything
9/20/17
H Herman, Eleanor Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
6/29/17
I Iles, Greg Sleep No More 6/24/17
J Jewell, Lisa I Found You 6/25/17
K Karleen Koen Dark Angels 8/31/17
L Laing, Olivia The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone 9/4/17
M Mary Higgins Clark I've Got You Under My Skin 7/8/17
N Noah Hawley Before the Fall 7/1/17
O Ohlsson, Kristina Hostage 7/3/17
P Plaidy, Jean William's Wife 7/15/17
Q
R Richard Montanari The Skin Gods 7/1/17
S Sandford, John Phantom Prey 7/20/17
T Tess Gerritsen I Know a Secret
8/26/17
U Unger, Lisa Ink and Bone 12/25/17
V Veste, Luca Dead Gone 11/4/17
W Ware, Ruth The Lying Game 8/8/17
X
Y Yalom, Irvin Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy 11/27/17
Z Zadie Smith On Beauty 9/30/17
I am going to have to go through these and take out the ones I don't remember...like if i've ever eaten food out of a trash can. I probably have, but nothing is coming to mind right now.Never Have I Ever
Hotshot - 25+
6/23/17-?
Tasks Completed: 41
✔ 1. … injured myself while trying to impress a girl or boy I was interested in.
❒ No - Read a book with an aloof character
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 8/8/17
✔ 2. … had to run to save my life.
❒ No - Read a book where there are people walking on the cover
The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg 7/7/17
✔ 3.… taken food out of a trash can and eaten it.
❒ No - Read a book with food on the cover
The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell 8/15/17
✔ 4. … cried / flirted my way out of a speeding ticket.
❒ Yes - Read a book where a MC is in law enforcement
Hostage by Kristina Ohlsson 7/3/17
5. … taken part in a talent show.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover
6. … made money by performing on the street.
❒ No - Read a book with money on the cover
✔ 7. … broken something at a friend’s house and then not told them.
❒ Yes - Read a book with something broken on the cover
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark 7/8/17
✔ 8. … snooped through a friend’s bathroom or bedroom without them knowing.
❒ Yes - Read a book that is MPG Crime
Phantom Prey by John Sandford 7/20/17
✔ 9. … ruined someone else’s vacation.
❒ Yes - Read a book where the characters go on vacation
Keep Her Safe by Sophie Hannah 9/23/17
✔ 10. … walked for more than six hours.
❒ Yes - Read a book with tennis shoes on the cover
Humber Boy B by Ruth Dugdall 10/18/17
11. … jumped from a roof.
❒ Yes - Read a book with Jump in the title
✔ 12. … shoplifted.
❒ Yes - Read a book MPG Crime
The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg 7/28/17
✔ 13. … set my or someone else’s hair on fire.
❒ No - Read a book with a MC with red hair
Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey 8/6/17
✔ 14. … ridden an animal.
❒ Yes - Read a book with that animal type on the cover.
Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia by Michael Farquhar 7/25/17
✔ 15. … had a bad fall because I was walking and texting.
❒ No - Read a book where the characters exchange letters, email, text, etc
Three Maids for a Crown by Ella March Chase 6/27/17
✔ 16. … been arrested.
❒ Yes - Read a book with "bars" on the cover
The Walls by Hollie Overton 10/7/17
17. … pressured someone into getting a tattoo or piercing.
❒ No - Read a book with tattoos on the cover
✔ 18. … gone surfing.
❒ Yes - Read a book with water on the cover.
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 7/1/17
✔ 19. … walked out of a movie because it was bad.
❒ Yes - Read a book that was made into a movie
Carol by Patricia Highsmith 8/21/17
20. … broken a bone.
❒ No - Read a book with Bone(s) in the title
✔ 21. … tried to cut my own hair.
❒ No - Read a book with long hair on the cover
The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari 6/30/17
✔ 22. … completely forgot my lines in a play.
❒ No - Read a book where the MC is in the arts (theater, singer, writer)
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing 9/4/17
✔ 23. … shot a gun.
❒ Yes - Read a book with any other type weapon on the cover
Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain by Michael Farquhar 8/2/17
✔ 24. … had a surprise party thrown for me.
❒ No - Read a book with Me in the title
You Belong To Me by Samantha Hayes 9/22/17
25. … cheated on a test.
❒ No - Read a book with Test in the title
✔ 26. … dined and dashed.
❒ No - Read a book with a chef character
The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer 12/16/17
✔ 27. … gotten stitches.
❒ Yes - Read a book partially set in a hospital
Storm Prey by John Sandford 8/12/17
✔ 28. … fallen in love at first sight.
❒ No - Read a book with "First" in the title
America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray 10/7/17
✔ 29. … had a paranormal experience.
❒ No - Read a book that is MPG Paranormal
Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger 12/25/17
✔ 30.… woken up and couldn’t move.
❒ No - Read a book where the main character has lost one of their senses
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter 9/8/17
✔ 31. … accidentally said “I love you” to someone.
❒ No - Read a book with You in the title
I Found You by Lisa Jewell 6/25/17
32. … hitchhiked.
❒ No - Read a book tagged at least 10 times as Travel
33.… been trapped in an elevator.
❒ No - Read a book with Trap in the title
34. … sung karaoke in front of people.
❒ Yes - Read a book tagged at least 10 times as Music
✔ 35. … been on TV or the radio.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a character who Is famous
William's Wife by Jean Plaidy 7/15/17
✔ 36. … pressed send and then immediately regretted it.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a envelope on the cover
The Sister by Louise Jensen 10/14/17
✔ 37. … been so sun burnt I couldn’t wear a shirt.
❒ No - Read a book with the Sun on the cover
Glory over Everything by Kathleen Grissom 9/20/17
✔ 38. … had a crush on a friend’s parent.
❒ No - Read a book with hearts on the cover
The Night Stalker by Chris Carter 10/22/17
✔ 39. … been awake for two days straight.
❒ Yes - Read a book with Sleep in the title
Sleep No More by Greg Iles 6/24/17
40. … thrown up on a roller coaster.
❒ No - Read a book with Roll in the title
41. … snuck into a movie.
❒ Yes - Read a book based on a movie or TV show
✔ 42. … accidentally sent someone to the hospital.
❒ No - Read a book with a first responder character
Buried Prey by John Sandford 8/14/17
✔ 43. … dyed my hair a crazy color.
❒ No - Read a book with a color in the title
Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin 12/31/17
✔ 44. … had a physical fight with my best friend.
❒ No - Read a book with a character who is a fighter
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman 6/29/17
✔ 45. … had someone slap me across the face.
❒ No - Read a book with a single face as the focus of the cover
No Other Darkness by Sarah Hilary 9/2/17
46. … worked with someone I hated with the burning passion of a thousand suns.
❒ Yes - Read a book with the Sun on the cover
✔ 47. … danced in an elevator.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a dancer character
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson 8/25/17
48. … cried in public because of a song.
❒ No - Read a book with Song in the title
✔ 49. … chipped a tooth.
❒ No - Read a book with a dentist character
Blood Memory by Greg Iles 8/25/17
50. … gone hunting.
❒ No - Read a book with a bow and arrow on the cover
✔ 51. … had a tree house.
❒ No - Read a book with a landscape on the cover with no visible trees
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 7/30/17
52. … thrown something into a TV or computer screen.
❒ No - Read a book with an electronic device on the cover
53. … been to a country in Asia.
❒ Yes - Read a book tagged at least 10 times as Asia
✔ 54. … been screamed at by a customer at my job.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a character who has your dream profession
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 9/17/17
✔ 55. … spent a night in the woods with no shelter.
❒ No -Read a book with woods on the cover
The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson 8/5/17
✔ 56. … read a whole novel in one day.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a bibliophile character
The Narrow Bed by Sophie Hannah 9/10/17
57. … gone vegan.
❒ No - Read a book with Green in the title
✔ 58. … lied about a family member dying as an excuse to get out of doing something.
❒ No - Read a book about a tight knit family
The Haunted Sisters by Jean Plaidy 7/7/17
59. … been to a country in Africa.
❒ No - Read a book MPG Travel
60. … seen an alligator or crocodile in the wild.
❒ Yes - Read a book with a boat or other sailing vessel on the cover
I'll give it a shot...I think I tried this challenge with another group and got really frustrated when I couldn't find the last few states. Fresh start!50 States Challenge
Level: Washington
6/23/17-?
(18/50)
Alabama (AL)
Alaska (AK)
Arkansas (AR)
Colorado (CO)
Connecticut (CT)
Delaware (DE)
Florida (FL)
Hawaii (HI)
Idaho (ID)
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Kentucky (KY)
Maryland (MD)
Michigan (MI)
Missouri (MO)
Montana (MT)
Nebraska (NE)
Nevada (NV)
New Hampshire (NH)
New Jersey (NJ)
New Mexico (NM)
North Carolina (NC)
North Dakota (ND)
Oklahoma (OK)
Oregon (OR)
Rhode Island (RI)
South Carolina (SC)
South Dakota (SD)
Utah (UT)
Vermont (VT)
Washington (WA)
West Virginia (WV)
Wisconsin (WI)
Wyoming (WY)
I have not sprinted in forever...everyone is probably asleep though!
So close...but I think I'm going to give up on this one :(...it's been three years and I haven't finished food or drink in the title. That one was tough for me, but I really enjoyed this challenge!IT'S ALL IN THE TITLE
LEVEL: Difficult (8-12 per category)
DURATION: June 20,2014-June 11, 2017 (incomplete)
(95/100)
CATEGORIES
✔ Color
1. Red by Erica Spindler 7/30
2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 8/5
3. White Noise by Don DeLillo 8/20
4. Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 11/9/14
5.Whiteout by Ken Follett 2/9/15
6.Black Friday by Alex Kava 3/13/15
7.Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton 5/27/15
8. Blacklands by Belinda Bauer 7/6/15
✔ Sky (cloud, star, moon, sun, etc.)
1. The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke 7/17/14
2. The Burning Air by Erin Kelly 7/24/14
3. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 12/4/14
4. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 1/3/15
5. My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh 6/17/15
6. Snow Angels by James Thompson 6/23/15
7. The Sun in Splendour by Jean Plaidy 1/22/16
8.Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes 2/8/17
Food or Drink
1. A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane 7/7/14
2. Looking for Mr. Goodbar by Judith Rossner 7/15/14
3. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 1/18/15
4.A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown 7/25/15
5. The Shadow of the Pomegranate by Jean Plaidy 2/14/16
6.
7.
8.
✔ Body of Water (sea, pond, creek, etc.)
1.A Dark and Twisted Tide by S.J. Bolton 6/30/14
2.Broken Harbor by Tana French 4/8/15
3.The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman 5/9/15
4.China Lake by Meg Gardiner 6/25/15
5.Solitude Creek by Jeffery Deaver 11/5/15
6. The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory 12/16/15
7. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman 8/26/16
8. Cane River by Lalita Tademy 12/17/16
✔ Person’s First or Last Name
1. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 6/30/14
2. Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler 7/2/14
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 8/1/14
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith 11/1/14
5. See Jane Die by Erica Spindler 2/13/15
6. Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith 2/23/15
7. Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith 3/21/15
8. Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving 4/9/15
✔ Romantic Word (kiss, wedding, bride, etc.)
1. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 6/29/14
2. Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by John M. Gottman 7/1/14
3. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg 7/5/14
4. Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan 8/9/14
5. Judas Kiss by J.T. Ellison 9/25/14
6. Kiss Me, Kill Me by Allison Brennan 9/27/14
7. Love You More (Detective D.D. Warren, #5) by Lisa Gardner 10/27/14
8. XO: A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery Deaver 2/4/15
✔ One Word Title
1.Ubik by Philip K. Dick 7/12/14
2.Disturbed by Kevin O'Brien 7/22/14
3.Cornered by Alan Brenham 8/2/14
4.Intensity by Dean Koontz 8/28/14
5.Fury: A Memoir by Koren Zailckas 10/3/14
6.Unspeakable by Kevin O'Brien 10/11/14
7.Skin by Mo Hayder 10/26/14
8.Gone by Lisa Gardner 11/13/14
✔ Number in Title (once, twice, etc can count as well)
1. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 7/26/14
2. The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner 7/27/14
3. 14 by J.T. Ellison 8/22/14
4. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 8/30/14
5. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 11/6/14
6. 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill 11/9/14
7. 1st to Die by James Patterson 11/19/14
8. One Kick by Chelsea Cain 12/1/14
✔ Type of home (house, manor, cabin, etc)
1. Iron House by John Hart 8/7/14
2. The Stranger House by Reginald Hill 9/1/14
3. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 12/14/14
4. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 12/23/14
5. No Safe House by Linwood Barclay 4/1/15
6. The Other Woman's House by Sophie Hannah 5/13/15
7. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom 6/4/16
8.The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 3/4/17
✔ Family Member (sister, father, wife, aunt, uncle, step-sister, cousin, etc.)
1. Native Son by Richard Wright 7/19/14
2. Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas 7/20/14
3. The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner 8/18/14
4. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 12/29/14
5. The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah 4/26/15
6. The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford 6/14/15
7. The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison 8/13/15
8. Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage 9/15/15
Bonus - You may elect to do none, one, a few, or all. These are optional.
✔ Cultural (a real place, language, people group)
1. Natchez Burning by Greg Iles 6/25/14
2. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 8/12/14
3. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 4/16/15
4.The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir 8/22/15
✔ A profession (doctor, soldier, preacher, cowboy, etc.)
1. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré 6/22/14
2. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter 9/5/14
3.Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone 9/19/14
4.The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 10/7/14
✔ Animal
1. Animal Farm by George Orwell 7/13/14
2. Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy 9/12/14
3. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 9/15/14
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 9/21/14
✔ Body part (head, hands, arms, eyes, etc)
1. Cover Her Face by P.D. James 9/2/14
2. The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill 9/10/14
3. The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen 9/11/14
4. The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen 10/22/14
Clothing (dress, pants, shoes, etc)
1.The Girl in the Green Raincoat by Laura Lippman 8/13/15
2. The Winter Crown: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Elizabeth Chadwick 2/11/17
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reserved
I had so much fun with this challenge that I'm going for Round 2!Finish This Sentence
3/31/2017-?
(86/101)
"A woman’s place is...In a Dark, Dark Wood"9/17/17
“Can you look me straight in the eye and tell me that…Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord?” 5/29/17
“Did you ever…Lie to Me?” 12/23/17
“Did you know that...”
“Does this dress make me look...”
“Don’t drink the water here, it’s filled with... Mississippi Blood" 4/12/17
“Every day we attack them with…Conviction” 5/17/17
“Everyone loves a…Close Case” 5/24/17
“Everything is...Wicked Prey” 8/3/17
“For breakfast I had...What You Left Behind” 6/3/17
“Happiness is...Dead Gone” 11/4/17
“He came to...Ralph's Party" 10/15/17
“How is it possible that I've never heard of...My Husband's Wife?” 5/11/17
“I can’t believe it was…The Hidden Child"
7/28/17
“I can’t wait until...After the Fire” 4/9/17
“I confess, I...”
“I feel better after drinking...Phantom Prey” 7/20/17
“I hate it when certain people...Never Let You Go" 4/25/17
“I have a horrible…Blood Memory"
8/25/17
“I learned the hard way that...I've Got You Under My Skin” 7/8/17
“I left him...The Warning" 10/14/17
“I like my men...Cordial and Corrosive” 11/16/17
“I love taking ‘selfies’ with…Myself, My Enemy” 4/30/17
“I love to dance and sing with...Four Sisters, All Queens” 5/3/17
“I often wonder why I bother to…Keep Her Safe" 9/23/17
“I used the money for…The Woman Before Me” 5/25/17
“I want to eat my lunch with ...The Queen's Pawn” 5/18/17
“I went to my prom with...The Last Boleyn” 5/17/17
“I wonder why...You Belong To Me” 9/22/17
“I would do anything for you, except...”
“I wouldn’t be caught dead…Unraveling Oliver” 1/5/18
“I wrestled... The Jackdaw" 10/26/17
“I’d like to teach the world to sing, but...”
“I’d like to travel to...”
“I’d rather be...In Cold Blood” 4/23/17
“I’d tell you with my dying breath that...I Know a Secret” 8/26/17
“I’m in love with my...Ink and Bone” 12/25/17
“I’m really looking forward to...The End of the Wasp Season” 4/16/17
“I’m training to be…The Third Wife” 8/15/17
“If I could live anywhere, it would be...Behind the Palace Doors” 8/2/17
“If I had one superpower that would be...The Perfect Alibi" 5/15/19
“If I’d known you were coming, I’d have...The Breakdown” 12/18/17
“If only I had a dollar for every time I thought of...The Diana Chronicles" 6/20/17
“If only I had...A Thousand Acres" 7/30/17
“If you are ever chased by zombies, try…A Triple Knot” 4/7/17
“If you can’t beat them, …Sleep No More” 4/30/17
“Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s...The Wandering Prince” 5/7/17
“It time for…The Wicked Girls” 5/29/17
“It took...Four Queens” 10/31/17
“It was a dark and stormy night, just perfect for…Dead Sleep” 5/23/17
“It’s rabbit season! It’s Duck season! No, it’s...Carol” 8/21/17
“Last night I dreamed I was...The Chosen" 8/5/17
“Last night I dreamt of...Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia” 7/25/17
“Last night I was walking in the park and saw...The Night Bird” 6/4/17
“Look out behind you, it’s a...Marathon"
5/10/17
“My father always said, ...A Health Unto His Majesty” 5/12/17
“My favorite time of the year is...The Day I Died” 5/1/19
“My most embarrassing moment was when...”
“My mother always told me to…”
“My neighbor wants me to help her...When Shadows Fall" 4/21/17
“My personal motto is...Glory over Everything"9/20/17
“My prom night was...The Darkest Secret” 5/21/17
“My secret talent is…The Lying Game” 8/8/17
“Once upon a time there was a ..Dead Woman Walking" 9/24/17
“Our paths will cross again when...”
“People always tell me...What Lies Behind” 5/19/17
“People call me ...The Stranger" 7/7/17
“Poor vampire, he’s…The Sacrificial Man” 6/5/17
“Right now is the perfect time to...”
“Run, if you see…The Haunted Sisters” 7/7/17
“She had a heart like...A Deadly Thaw” 4/21/19
“Sometimes I have to...Silent Scream” 11/19/17
“That is a match made in...The Vanishing Year” 5/31/17
“That reminds me; I need to…Never Look Back” 4/4/17
“That was definitely NOT your average...Sex with the Queen" 6/29/17
“The best dream I ever had was about...The Great Behavior Breakdown” 8/19/17
“The best things in life are...Cockroaches” 6/13/17
“The night is still young and…”
“The shocking truth is...Pop Goes the Weasel” 6/9/19
“The specialty of the day is...Three Maids for a Crown" 6/27/17
“The world needs more...Mad Kings & Queens” 4/29/17
“The worst nightmare I ever had was about...The Sandcastle Girls” 4/17/17
“Then I met..Sisi: Empress on Her Own."4/14/17
“Today’s special is...William's Wife” 7/15/17
“Tomorrow, let’s go to...Another Brooklyn” 8/25/17
“Welcome to...The Narrow Bed"
9/10/17
“What do you mean she said...Where'd You Go, Bernadette?” 4/26/19
“When I was little I wanted to be...The Widow” 6/7/17
“When I woke up this morning, I thought...If You Were Here” 6/21/17
“When I’m alone, I like to...Let the Dead Speak” 8/6/17
“When no one’s looking I like to...”
“When the weather is cold I like to...”
“When the weather is hot I like to...”
“Whenever I think of that time of year, I think of…The Pleasures of Love” 6/9/17
“Will you stay and be my…American Duchess?” 4/20/19
“Will you stay...Close to Home?” 5/1/19
“Wouldn’t it be nice if..I Found You?"
6/25/17
“You couldn’t pay me to..."
This looks fun...I'm just going to have to change month 7, because I don't have a child and don't want to read with another person!All About You Challenge - Level 1
March 1, 2017- March 1, 2018
(70/76) Books Read
✔ Month 1 (March):Read your Birthday Month (Spell it out challenge)
(9/9)
S Sandford, John Invisible Prey 3/5/17
E Eleanor Herman Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge 3/5/17
P A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline 3/18/17
T The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly 3/21/17
E Elizabeth Haynes Dark Tide 3/9/17
M Midwives by Chris Bohjalian 3/19/17
B Blume, Judy In the Unlikely Event3/11/17
E Ellison, J.T. Field of Graves 3/17/17
R Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10 3/4/17
✔ Month 2 (April): Read your Birthstone (Spell it out challenge)
(8/8)
S The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian 4/17/17
A After the Fire by Jane Casey 4/9/17
P Pataki, Allison Sisi: Empress on Her Own 4/14/17
P Plaidy, Jean Myself, My Enemy 4/30/17
H Heather Young The Lost Girls 4/30/17
I Iles, Greg Mississippi Blood 4/12/17
R Rattle, Allison Mad Kings & Queens: History's Most Famous Raving Royals 4/29/17
E Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison 4/1/17
✔ Month 3 (May): Read your sign (Spell it out challenge)
(5/5)
L The Last Boleyn by Karen Harper 5/17/17
I Iles, Greg Dead Sleep 5/23/17
B Brian Freeman Marathon 5/10/17
R Ruth Dugdall The Woman Before Me 5/25/17
A Alex Marwood The Darkest Secret 5/21/17
✔ Month 4 (June): Read your Chinese zodiac sign (Spell it out challenge)
(9/9)
F Freeman, Brian The Night Bird 6/4/17
I If You Were Here by Alafair Burke 6/21/17
R Ruth Dugdall The Sacrificial Man 6/5/17
E Ella March Chase Three Maids for a Crown
6/27/17
T The Three Crowns: The Story of William and Mary by Jean Plaidy 6/11/17
I I Found You by Lisa Jewell 6/25/17
G Greg Iles Sleep No More 6/24/17
E Eleanor Herman Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics 6/29/17
R Richard Montanari The Skin Gods 6/30/17
✔ Month 5(July): Read 3 or 4 books set in a country you'd like to visit
(4/4)
1. The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg 7/7/17 (SWEDEN)
2. The Haunted Sisters by Jean Plaidy 7/7/17 (ENGLAND)
3. William's Wife by Jean Plaidy 7/15/17 (HOLLAND)
4. Secret Lives of the Tsars: Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia by Michael Farquhar 7/25/17 (RUSSIA)
✔ Month 6 (August): Read 3 or 4 books from your favorite genre - THRILLER
(4/4)
1. Wicked Prey by John Sandford 8/3/17
2. The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson 8/5/17
3. Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey 8/6/17
4. The Lying Game by Ruth Ware 8/8/17
✔ Month 7(September): Read 3 or 4 books that you have been putting off
(4/4)
1. The Assistant by Bernard Malamud 9/17/17
2. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King 9/23/17
3. Gracelin O'Malley by Ann Moore 9/26/17
4. On Beauty by Zadie Smith 9/30/17
✔ Month 8 (October): Read 3 or 4 books written by some of your favorite authors
(4/4)
1. Saturday Requiem by Nicci French 10/12/17
2. The Warning by Sophie Hannah 10/14/17
3. Humber Boy B by Ruth Dugdall 10/18/17
4. The Flight by M.R. Hall 10/29/17
✔ Month 9(November): Set yourself a personal goal to exceed the amount of books you normally read in a month
(14/10)
1. The Chosen Dead by M.R. Hall 11/1/17
2. Dead Gone by Luca Veste 11/4/17
3. Tastes Like Fear by Sarah Hilary 11/6/17
4. Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors 11/9/17
5. The Burning by M.R. Hall 11/11/17
6. Cordial and Corrosive by Sophie Hannah 11/16/17
7. Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek 11/16/17
8. Silent Scream by Angela Marsons 11/19/17
9. Nowhere Girl by Ruth Dugdall 11/23/17
10. Quieter Than Killing by Sarah Hilary 11/24/17
11. The Silent Dead by Claire McGowan 11/25/17
12. Momma and the Meaning of Life: Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom 11/27/17
13. A Savage Hunger by Claire McGowan 11/30/17
14. The Girl In The Ice by Robert Bryndza 11/30/17
Month 10 (December): Read one of your favorite foods (Spell it out challenge)
(6/8)
I Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger 12/25/17
C Cohen, Tammy When She Was Bad 12/3/17
E Erin Kelly He Said/She Said 12/22/17
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E Ellison, J.T. Lie to Me 12/23/17
A And She Was by Alison Gaylin 12/28/17
M McGowan, Claire Blood Tide 12/9/17
✔ Month 11 (January): Read 3 or 4 books by authors you've never read before, but have been meaning to
(4/4)
1. Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 1/5/18
2. Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica 1/7/18
3. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan 1/20/18
4. As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman 1/23/18
Month 12 (February): Read your favorite Book Crush's name
(4/7)
A Alafair Burke The Wife 2/4/18
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C Corry, Jane Blood Sisters 2/10/18
U Under Your Skin by Sabine Durrant 2/26/18
S Sarah Pinborough Behind Her Eyes 2/20/18
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Ok...I'll give it a shot! I'll do option 1 because I love yahtzee...I assume we score the same way that we would score a regular game. Do we get a 35 point bonus if the upper section is over 62? Not that it really matters...I just want more points!Books in a Series Yahtzee Challenge
2/8/17-?
Level: Masters (20+ Books)
Books Read: 39
Points: 135
✔ Upper Section: 75 + Bonus 35= 130
✔ Aces: 1
1 - The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian (Sleepwalker #1) 3/12/17
✔ Twos: 6
2 - The Winter Crown by Elizabeth Chadwick (Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) 2/11/17
2 - Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes (DCI Louisa Smith #2) 2/20/17
2 - Sisi: Empress on Her Own by Allison Pataki (Sisi #2) 4/14/17
✔ Threes: 12
3 - The Murder in the Tower by Jean Plaidy (Stuart Saga #3) 3/31/17
3 - When Shadows Fall by J.T. Ellison (Dr. Samantha Owens #3) 4/21/17
3 - The Disappeared: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson (Fredrika Bergman &
Alex Recht #3) 5/5/17
3 - Conviction by Julia Dahl (Rebekah Roberts #3) 5/17/17
✔ Fours: 12
4 - The Considerate Killer by Lene Kaaberbøl (Nina Borg #4) 3/11/17
4 - The Wandering Prince by Jean Plaidy (Stuart Saga #4) 5/7/17
4 - What Lies Behind by J.T. Ellison (Dr. Samantha Owens #4) 5/19/17
✔ Fives: 20
5 - A Health Unto His Majesty by Jean Plaidy (Stuart Saga #5) 5/12/17
5 - The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg (Patrik Hedstrom #5) 7/28/17
5 - The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson (Fredricka Bergman and Alex Recht #5)
8/5/17
5 - Blood Memory by Greg Iles (Mississippi #5) 8/25/17
✔ Sixes: 24
6 - After the Fire by Jane Casey (Maeve Kerrigan #6) 4/9/17
6 - Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles (Penn Cage #6) 4/12/17
6 - Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord by Jean Plaidy (Stuart Saga #6) 5/29/17
6 - Saturday Requiem by Nicci French (Frieda Klein #6) 10/12/17
Lower Section: 25
Three of a Kind:
5 -
5 - Blood Tide by Claire McGowan (Paula Maguire #5) 12/9/17
5 - The Chosen Dead by M.R. Hall (Jenny Cooper #5) 11/1/17
3 - Dead Sleep by Greg Iles (Mississippi #3) 5/23/17
4 - Sleep No More by Greg Iles (Mississippi #4) 6/24/17
Four of a Kind:
5 -
5 -
5 -
3 - Close Case by Alafair Burke (Samantha Kincaid #3) 5/24/17
5 -
✔ Full House: 25
5 - Friday on My Mind by Nicci French (Frieda Klein #5) 2/18/17
1 - Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes (DCI Louisa Smith #1) 2/8/17
5 - The Kill by Jane Casey (Maeve Kerrigan #5) 3/31/17
1 - In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1) 2/23/17
1 - The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki (Sisi #1) 3/26/17
Small Straight:
2 - Edge of Black by J.T. Ellison (Dr. Samantha Owens #2) 4/1/17
3 - You Belong To Me by Samantha Hayes (DCI Lorraine Fisher #3) 9/22/17
4 - Hostage: A Novel by Kristina Ohlsson (Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht #4)
7/3/17
5 -
Large Straight:
3 - Humber Boy B by Ruth Dugdall (Cate Austin #3) 10/18/17
4 - The Stranger by Camilla Läckberg (Patrik Hedstrom #4) 7/7/17
5 -
2 - The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina (Alex Morrow #2) 4/16/17
1 - Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue (DI Mike Lockyer #1) 4/4/17
✔ Yahtzee: 0
Chance:
6 -
6 - The Burning by M.R. Hall(Jenny Cooper #6) 11/11/17
2 - The Sacrificial Man by Ruth Dugdall (Cate Austin #2) 6/5/17
3- The Night Stalker by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #3) 10/22/17
5 -
Roll 1: 5,1,5,1,1 *Full House*
Roll 2: 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 *Threes*
Roll 3: 5, 5, 5, 3, 5 *Four of a Kind*
Roll 4: 6, 6, 2, 3, 5 *Chance*
Roll 5: 3, 4, 5, 2, 1 *Large Straight*
Roll 6: 6, 6, 6, 6, 5 *Sixes*
Roll 7: 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 *Fives*
Roll 8: 2, 2, 2, 6, 4 *Twos*
Roll 9: 4, 4, 6, 3, 1 *Aces*
Roll 10: 5, 5, 5, 3, 4 *Three of a Kind*
Roll 11: 2, 2, 2, 3, 5 *Yahtzee*
Roll 12: 2, 3, 4, 2, 5 *Small Straight*
Roll 13: 4, 4, 6, 4, 2 *Fours*
So if we do option 1...is the goal to have the highest score? Like actual Yahtzee?
